as in feat
an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness
her performance as a woman impaired by a stroke was a theatrical tour de force
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Recent Examples of tour de force
Brueggemann’s writing is smooth and easy to read and his book is a tour de force that should be in every library.
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Key to this is Fiennes’ commando performance, a tour de force with so few f*cks given that the film’s astonishing, electrifying climax could put him back into the awards conversation with a part that couldn’t be farther away from Conclave’s Cardinal Thomas.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The all-new JPOD turns an everyday Jeep Wrangler into an all-out tour de force of overland exploration.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
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Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 1 Feb. 2026
The 2025 Boston Red Sox were, in many ways, an offensive tour de force.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026
Key to this is Fiennes’ commando performance, a tour de force with so few f*cks given that the film’s astonishing, electrifying climax could put him back into the awards conversation with a part that couldn’t be farther away from Conclave’s Cardinal Thomas.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
The all-new JPOD turns an everyday Jeep Wrangler into an all-out tour de force of overland exploration.
—New Atlas, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tour de force
Noun
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Completing her crown jewel was no easy feat, with the location itself taking over half a decade to nail down.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
9 Mar. 2026
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Those viewpoints have merit, and there’s a worthy discussion to be had about Gilgeous-Alexander’s methods, but all that nuance and negativity should fall by the wayside in honor of his remarkable feat.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Early 20th-century deed covenants explicitly barred Black, Chinese, or Japanese residents from buying or renting homes in the neighborhood.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The city eventually acquired more than 4 acres on the southern half of the campus for $45 million in June 2025, deed records show.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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As for lifetime achievement honors, Robert Smigel presented Stephen Colbert with the Walter Bernstein Award for critiquing the power elite on his late-night show, which will air its final episode in May.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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This achievement is particularly important because drones operate under demanding conditions such as vibration, motion, limited power supply, and fluctuating communication signals.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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New integration significantly improved system performance and efficiency Another major breakthrough of the project involved running the blockchain directly inside a microprocessor system-on-chip rather than relying solely on external software.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Provost's decisions and comments on strategy so far haven't been convincing to some analysts, who are worried about the lack of a forward vision to fix Renault's worsening sales performance.—
Albertina Torsoli,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Vulture hosted a special screening of the pilot with ABC on March 3, and Speedman answered all of our questions about smashing props and doing his own stunts.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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Shown success with stunts and blitzes.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Tour de force.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tour%20de%20force. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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